Re: [cobalt-users] Need Raq550

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:02 AM 2/2/2004, you wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I know that this has been discussed in recent months but the links I saved
> for my reference do not seem to work anymore.
>
> I am looking to buy another Raq550 Raid 1, 80 GB, 1.26 Ghz or some
> configuration close enough for me to convert.  In the USA only.  I am
> looking for a true Raq550 and not another type of Raq### that is pretending
> to be a Raq550.


can't help with this - but try Gerald at raqware.com

> Also, what hardware are most of you starting to purchase since Sun made the
> dumb decision to get rid of the Raq550 line.


I've just ordered the first non-cobalt machine, and it's planned to be 
either a mailscanner/anti-virus/spamassassin machine, or it's going to be 
the mysql server - but either way, I'm planning on off-loading services 
from the RAQs first, then phasing in replacement machines.  I picked the 
brains of the network techs at our data-center - they couldn't say enough 
good things about colomachines.com - and to be honest, the prices are 
pretty darned good!

I ordered the machine late friday night - it should be here this week, and 
I'll report back - but the price is pretty good, I can't find machines this 
well specced on ebay for this little money, and I played with one at the 
data-center - it was well built!

My plan is to "modularize" the processes - remove the stuff that's not 
original cobalt spec, ie, the mysql, the spam filtering, the anti-virus, 
then I have "services" I can build a future on - we're looking at cpanel 
and h-sphere - either would be have a future beyond the life of the RAQs - 
but I hear bad things about cpanel quitting working when it can't access 
it's licence server - even on purchased licences - h-sphere is licensed per 
user like cpanel, but you own the license, and can deploy them on an 
unlimited number of machines - ie, you purchase 100 licenses, and if you 
put them on once machine, or across 10 machines, it doesn't matter.  I like 
this idea, but look how many people search for h-sphere compared to cpanel 
- ... not promising.

hth

Greg



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